Going to replace my windshield and I'm being told it's a glue-in... I have seen gasket/seal for sale as well... Anybody? I was quotes 287.00 for the part...sounds reasonable right?
Thank you for the response. I was not going to get the new windshield because the labor and whatever gasket/seal would exceed the budget. Now I am wondering if this is something I can do myself? What is a good adhesive and are the blocks something that I can re-use? I have never tried to work on glass so I am apprehensive but that hasn't stopped me yet. Is there a thread or write-up on this? Feeling motivated, thank youI believe that the fuselage cars do have a "glue-in" windshield, with the slabs having the windshield that is designed to use a gasket. Be sure to get the premium/OEM level adhesive and use the rubber blocks to correctly position the new glass in place, at the bottom, with the new adhesive in place. Once in place, "pat" the glass to "seat" it in the adhesive/sealer enough that you can re-install the surround mouldings.
Just some thoughts,
CBODY67
I think I will take your advice...I just got a hold of someone and it's 200 to come to my place or 150 if I drive it the 40 miles to his shop.. so I am at 417.00G'Day,
Having Worked for an Automotive Windshield Firm, I have only one Piece of Advice.
Pay Someone Else to do the Job.
It's All Very Easy to Think You can do the Job, But I have seen so many People Break Screens when trying to Fit Them.
A Laminated Screen in the Car is Very Strong, Out of the Car you only have to Twist it the Wrong Way and it's done.
A Zone-Toughened Screen is Stronger out of the Car But not so much in the Car.
if You have a Clumsy Assistant the Cost of Buying another Screen will likely wipe out any Savings you were hoping for
And there is No Guarantee that you won't break the Second one.
If a Shop is to Supply & Fit a Screen and it gets broken on Install, it's Their Problem Not Yours.
Your Choice But Some Things are best left to the Experts.
Kind Regards,
Tony.M
P.S.
AND if they Scratch or Damage your Car they Have Insurance
I can Remember Many Years ago One of our fellas Slipped when Installing a Screen in a Rolls.
You Could have Just about Painted a Complete Car for what it cost to Touch Up a Four inch Scratch in the Rolls. LOL
I bought a new windscreen for the 69 convertible 300, the last owner allowed the wipers to scratch the screen badly. The local windscreen bloke came to my house and removed the old one then we found rust at the two bottom corners.. darn darn darn. He said if you want to repair the holes he could come back so I agreed. To properly repair the holes I had to take the front fenders off, what a job but had to be done. I cut out all the rust, took the entire windscreen surround back to bare metal, hand fabricated the new inserts gingerly welded them in, took all the weld back to level, primed all the bare metal and then gloss blacked it with no rust epoxy paint, refitted the fenders and called him to come back, took me about a week to do. When he came back he was amazed at the job and glued the new windscreen in, it took him half an hour to fit the window and 1 and a half hours to refit the chrome work and I can tell you this the repair was the easy part fitting a big screen like these is best left to the professionals, all looks great now. And he only charged me AUD$250 for the whole jobGoing to replace my windshield and I'm being told it's a glue-in... I have seen gasket/seal for sale as well... Anybody? I was quotes 287.00 for the part...sounds reasonable right?